Feable Weiner - Dear Hot Chick

Feable Weiner is a suitably named band that caters mainly to the high school persona; in the footsteps of Blink-182’s pop-punk/rock variety, they may target the younger scatterbrained market, but at least they do it with style and self-realization. Trying desperately to mimic the comedy/rock arrangement that popularized Weezer, Nerf Herder, and for a brief time Nada Surf, Feable Weiner doesn’t quite pack enough hooks or laughs to reinvent the scene, but there’s enough to make your younger siblings or nostalgia obsessed friends happy. Despite my waning tolerance for anything that reminds me of Blink-182, Dear Hot Chick’s pop-punk sound is more for the fun value rather than a media-attention grabbing gimmick (unlike Offspring). To tell you the truth, their persistent lack of seriousness is a quality that few bands can achieve without seeming disposable or overly pop. The lyrics, “You said the song could be better, and I said ‘So could your face’” and the song “Attorneying Me On” serve as the high point of their wit (trust me, it’s funnier when you hear it); many of the other songs rely on less clever lyrics but remain interesting in that juvenile sort of way. Not many recent groups can balance humor and rock as well as Feable Weiner, so for the love of god do yourself a favor and stop listening to Puddle of Mud, Offspring, Sum 41, or any of those other absolutely horrible comedy rock bands; this is an infinitely better substitute. [www.feableweiner.com]